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I also found a short German article on LCAW from 1993 hereIt highlights the differences between the NFT and STN concepts. With the NFT torpedo using a traditional spiral search pattern (and a traditional sonar array), while the STN torpedo would sink vertically unpowered in its search phase and used a side mounted search-sonar while having a separate front mounted attack-sonar.Especially interesting about these concepts is imo the wide variety of launcher they would fit. The a-200 article above mentions it fitting in sonobuoy launchers on maritime patrol aircraft and this German article talks about the STN concept fitting the existing Breda (10 rockets) and RAM (21 rockets) launchers. With Breda i would guess they mean the SCLAR countermeasures launchers on the Hamburg-Class destroyers.
I also found a short German article on LCAW from 1993 here
It highlights the differences between the NFT and STN concepts. With the NFT torpedo using a traditional spiral search pattern (and a traditional sonar array), while the STN torpedo would sink vertically unpowered in its search phase and used a side mounted search-sonar while having a separate front mounted attack-sonar.
Especially interesting about these concepts is imo the wide variety of launcher they would fit. The a-200 article above mentions it fitting in sonobuoy launchers on maritime patrol aircraft and this German article talks about the STN concept fitting the existing Breda (10 rockets) and RAM (21 rockets) launchers. With Breda i would guess they mean the SCLAR countermeasures launchers on the Hamburg-Class destroyers.
